CVE-2019-9896: opensuse backports_sle Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-9896 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in opensuse backports_sle. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 21-03-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.76% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Opensuse2 products
- backports_sle15.0
- leapEOL15.0
Putty1 product
- putty< 0.71
2 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.htmlX Refsource MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory